Thank you, Nev1, for the article. I just read about this a month or two ago on the Natural News website and it appears to be far more widespread than originally thought. Just when you thought you'd heard it all, another scandal hits the airwaves. I shudder to think of what might be next.

I was going to say this is nothing to do with the 1% or our struggles. But it occurred that this is a symptom of money. As long as we use money, this will happen. Put up another point for the Venus Project.

I heard something on the radio yesterday - can't remember which Mexican (?) fast food franchise that it was about - but the quick mention said that they don't list meat in their list of ingredients - just list undisclosed type of protein - protein appears on the list but not what kind.

Disgusting as it is to consider - NO not too much of a stretch to consider - NOT AT ALL!!! Especially when one considers such things as GMO crops producing their own pesticides/poisons - which are then as a matter of course included into the food chain.

You probably hoped it wouldn't come to this, but it has. British scientists are calling for the legislation for a technique for creating babies with altered genes. There is no good medical argument for doing this. There are less than two weeks to persuade the government that the consequences of doing so would be disastrous. If you care about genetic engineering of crops and animals you should care about the threat of GE children.

Although microbes, plants and animals have been genetically engineered, surprisingly for the last 20 years governments around the world have strongly resisted scientists' attenpts to do the same to humans. Now scientists have found a way to cross this line without appearing to do so. Do not be fooled! Although these techniques are not genetic modification, they will result in babies whose genes have been intentionally altered. These genes will be passed down the female line to all their descendents, so this is genetic engineering. Once this crucial ethical line has been crossed it will be impossible to go back, and we will rapidly descend into the future of GM 'designer babies' eugenics that everyone wants to avoid. The only way to avoid that is to insist on the ban on any form of genetic engineering of humans.

Do not succumb to the emotional blackmail about preventing suffering! The birth of children with genetic diseases can already be prevented in a number of ways. All that the new techniques of 'mitochondrial replacement' add is that the mother will be genetically related to her child. This is a social, not a medical benefit, and although anyone can understand parents' wishes to be related to their child, the choice is not about preventing suffering or doing nothing. That social benefit for a very small number of women in no way justifies the consequences of crossing the crucial ethical and political line in the sand. The attached briefing gives more details of the technicalities and arguments.

This is a crucial moment, what may be one of the last chances to prevent a future of 'designer babies'. The British government needs to be told firmly that we do not agree with the legislation of these techniques. There is an online consultation at http://mitochondria.hfea.gov.uk/mitochondria/ which must be completed by December 7th. PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES FOR THE SAKE OF THE HUMAN FUTURE, FILL IN THE CONSULTATION NOW! Please forward this message to appropriate lists and contacts, and let HGA know what you are doing.

Oh yeah, I'd be willing to bet the public voiced a strong opposition to this. Now let's hope the government listens to the people in this case. If it were the US I wouldn't hold out a lot of hope. Let's hope Cameron's not as big a sell-out as our guy.